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Theatre token (front)

Theatre token (front)

Description:

Front of token for King Street, Bristol Theatre (now the Bristol Old Vic theatre).

Date: 30th May 1766

Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum

The city and suburbs of Bristol

The city and suburbs of Bristol

Description:

A geometrical plan of the city and suburbs of Bristol, by John Rocque

Creator: John Rocque

Date: unknown

Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum

Delineation of the City of Bristol

Delineation of the City of Bristol

Description:

A New and Correct Delineation of the Citty of Bristoll by James Millerd, 1673

Creator: James Millerd

Date: 1673

Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum

St James’ Fair, Bristol, 1824

Painting of St James' fair

Description:

St James’ Fair, Bristol, 1824, by Samuel Colman. This painting shows a bustling fair in Bristol, with various traders selling their wares.

Creator: Samuel Colman

Date: 1824

Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum

Object ID:K353

Indian painting, Chinese-style interior

Indian painting, Chinese-style interior

Description:

Indian painting of a woman in a Chinese-decorated room, by an unknown artist from Surat (Gujarat) (c. 1740)
The pale-skinned, high-class woman lieing down is listening to her servant playing a lute. Sprawled on the floor beside the women is a young African pageboy, presumably a slave bought from east Africa.

Date: unknown

Copyright: Lent to Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Object ID:LN1994-089

Tea bowl

Tea bowl

Description:

Tea bowl, Champions Porcelain.

Date: unknown

Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum

Object ID:G573

Sale of Jamaica Rum

For Sale By Auction, Jamaica Rum

Description:

Advert, for sale of Jamaica Rum, from Felix Farley’s Bristol Journal, 23rd January 1762.

Creator: Felix Farley's Bristol Journal

Date: 23rd January 1762

Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum

Advert, ship for sale

Advert, ship for sale

Description:

Advertisement from Felix Farley’s Bristol Journal, the ship Catharine for sale.

Creator: Felix Farley's Bristol Journal

Date: 10th March 1792

Copyright: Copyright BCC Library Service

Indian painting, wedding

Indian painting, wedding

Description:

Indian painting depicting a wedding, with women wearing striped and checked cloth.

Date: unknown

Copyright: Lent to Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Object ID:LN 1994-085

Wharfage book

Wharfage book

Description:

Wharfage book, 1729-30. Page 116. Shows products returning to Bristol from plantations, e.g.: iron, mahogany, sugar, etc.

The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.

Date: 1729-30

Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers

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